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Japan regains appetite for luxury

A Japanese couple looks at a luxury jewelry displayed at the newly opened Bvlgari flagship shop at Tokyo's Ginza street 08 December 2007. In Japan, high-fashion is no longer limited to clothing but is becoming an experience in itself, with shoppers seeking a moment of pleasure found on a plate, in a spa or in silk sheets. ©Getty

Manufacturers and retailers review growth strategies

Jun 13, 2013

BoJ insider warns on impact of tax rises

Planned tax increases could derail Abe inflation targets

Shinzo Abe ©Reuters From COMMENT Jun 12, 2013

Abe should take aim at Japan’s farmers

Cutting agricultural protection would have great symbolic importance, writes Takatoshi Ito

Pedestrians cross a street in Tokyo ©Reuters Jun 12, 2013

Japan grapples with lack of entrepreneurs

Abe to unveil growth strategy on Friday

The Japanese national flag flies atop the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 10, 2013. Financial markets may put more pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to revive Japanís economy, after his disappointing growth plan pushed stocks to a two-month low and the yen higher, a former Bank of Japan official said. ©Bloomberg Jun 11, 2013

BoJ raises assessment of Japan economy

No change to monetary policy

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James Mackintoshsays some serious disappointment will be needed to halt the weakening yen

Pedestrians walk past illuminated buildings in the Susukino district of Sapporo ©Bloomberg Jun 10, 2013

Japan’s growth revised sharply higher

Boost to Abe as rate stronger than initial estimate of 3.5%

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raises a fist as he makes a speech during the Liberal Democratic Party's annual convention at a hotel in Tokyo Sunday, March 17, 2013. The conservative LDP recaptured power after December Lower House election ©AP Global Insight Jun 6, 2013

Abe’s ‘third arrow’ leaves investors hungry for detail

Japanese PM says moves will increase GDP per person by 40% in 10 years

Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, leaves after delivering a speech at a seminar in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Abe pledged a legislative campaign to loosen rules on businesses ranging from non-prescription drugs to construction. Stocks slid as he said the effort won't begin for months. ©Bloomberg Jun 5, 2013

Abe sets out ‘third arrow’ of reforms

Some cities to be allowed to experiment with lower taxes

Jun 5, 2013

Abe’s structural reform targets

Japan’s PM aims to lift economic growth rate to 3% by 2020

The sun sets behind buildings in front of Mount Fuji in Tokyo, Japan From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jun 4, 2013

Abe’s arrow aims to pierce labour shield

Japan’s workplace reform is critical to ensure Abenomics success

Jun 3, 2013

Capital spending by Japanese companies falls

Pace of spending unlikely to spur revision in GDP figure

From COMPANIES Jun 2, 2013

Japan adopts more cordial investor scene

Influx of foreign capital affects shareholder treatment

May 31, 2013

Apple raises prices as Abenomics bites

Japanese consumers rush to buy iPads after 20% increase

May 31, 2013

IMF warns over yen weakness

Fund remains broadly supportive of Abe easing policy

Martin Wolf from COMMENT May 28, 2013

Japan’s bumpy road to a recovery

Abe’s economic nationalism may clash with that of China

Global Insight May 28, 2013

Kuroda honeymoon ends as bond prices fall

Yields rise across the board as liquidity evaporates

May 27, 2013

BoJ board members raise policy concerns

Central bank to meet JGB traders to fine-tune bond buying

May 26, 2013

BoJ lays out stakes to calm bond market

Kuroda says risk of instability ‘not large’ in bond yield spikes

May 24, 2013

Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market

Volatility delivers blow to Japan’s turnround

Philip Stephens from COMMENT May 23, 2013

Abe will not help by rewriting history

The Japanese prime minister offers two positives but one dangerous negative

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